Joe Pesci

Acting · Born 1943-02-09 in Newark, New Jersey, USA

Biography

Joseph Frank “Joe” Pesci (born February 9, 1943) is an American actor, comedian, singer and musician. He is known for his roles as violent mobsters, funnymen, comic foils and quirky sidekicks. Pesci has starred in a number of high profile films such as Goodfellas, Casino, Raging Bull, Once Upon a Time in America, My Cousin Vinny, Easy Money, JFK, Moonwalker, Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, and the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Lethal Weapon films. In 1990, Pesci won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the psychopathic mobster Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas, ten years after receiving a nomination in the same category for Raging Bull.

Filmography

• Once Upon a Time in America as Frankie Monaldi
• Lethal Weapon 2 as Leo Getz
• Casino as Nicky Santoro
• Raging Bull as Joey LaMotta
• A Bronx Tale as Carmine
• Home Alone as Harry
• GoodFellas as Tommy DeVito
• JFK as David Ferrie
• My Cousin Vinny as Vincent 'Vinny' Gambini
• Moonwalker as Mr. Big

TV

• Tales from the Crypt as Vic / Jack
• The Pink Panther
• The Oscars as Self
• Half Nelson as Rocky Nelson
• Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self - Guest
• The Directors as Self
• The Reichen Show as Self - Guest
• Bupkis as Joe Larocca
• The John Larroquette Show as Joe Pesci